Hi, I call myself Ignatz after Dan Herriman's character in the old "Krazy Kat" comic strip. I'm 44, father of 3, husband to one, crazy about music and books and food and movies and history and martial arts. I've had some wild and crazy times in my life, and I figure I might as well put in some of my perspective.
I promise not to talk down to anyone or make fun,and I promise not to BS anyone. If you're old enough to ask a frank question, you're old enough to get a frank answer. Oh, and if you ask me a question directly, please be patient. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. My life's a bit hectic. :-)
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Age: 44
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What does your family eat for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner? I want to cook for my family this year and we have never celebrated either of those holidays before. (link)
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Turkey is the traditional Thanksgiving dish. It's usually roasted, though there are those who smoke the beast or deep-fry it. (Deep-fried turkey is really good, but it can be dangerous.) For the truly insane and intrepid, there is the turducken (a boned chicken, stuffed inside a boned duck, stuffed inside a boned turkey, with different stuffings in between each bird). Green bean casserole, various bread-based stuffings, some sort of green salad, rolls, scalloped potatoes, cranberry relish, and more pie than any person should have to look at.
Christmas varies a lot: ham is a big deal, as is English roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and horseradish sauce. One year I made a duck, boned and stuffed with a mixture of chopped apples, ground turkey, herbs and a little gin.My mother insists on Alsatian sauerkraut (bacon, carrots, gin, white wine and stock, all cooked very slowly for several hours). I like potatoes mashed with celery root and squash tossed with garlic, olive oil and rosemary, then roasted. But that's just me.
Hope that helps.
(Dang, I'm hungry now.)
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ohh man mouthwatering description. thank you lots! theres so many good ideas for meals. :)
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